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NOw to return home again to the Scotish Douglasses, we finde that King Malcolme Kenmore in a Parliament held at Forfair in An∣gus, in the yeare 1057. as the manuscript, Major and Bucha∣nan have it, but according to Boetius, 1061. did create many Earles, Ba∣rons (or Lords) and Knights, amongst whom there is Gulielmus a Dou∣glas,
who was made a Barron: the words are these: Malcolmus Scotorum Rex 86〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 anno 1061. Inde Forfarum generale indixit Concilium, v•…•…lens ut 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quod antea non fuerat, aliarum more gentium à praedis suis cognomina caperent: quosdam vero etiam comites (vulgo Earles) quosdam 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (vulg Lords) alios Milites, aut Equites Auratos (vulgo martiall Knights) creavit Makduffum Fifae Thanum, Fifae Comitem, Patritium Dumba∣rum, Marchiarum comitem: alios quoque viros praestantes, Montethiae, Atho∣liae, Marriae, Cathanesiae, Rossiae, Angusiae, dixit comites. Johannem Sou∣les, Davidem Dardier ab Abernethie, Simonem a Tueddell, Gulielmum a Douglas, Gillespium Cameron, Davidem Bri•…•…hen, Hugonem a Caldella, Baro∣nes, cum diversis aliis, Equites Auratos, perplures pauci vero Thani relicti. In English thus, Malcolme the 86t. King of Scots, being crowned at Scone in the year 1061, conveened a Parliament at Forfaire, where, according to the custome of other Nations, he ordained that Noblemen should have their titles to be distinguished by their possessions, and lands, which had not been the custome of this Countrey in former times. And so he created some Countes or Earles, others Barons or Lords, and others Cavalliers or Martiall Knights: he made Mackdusfe Earle of Fife, who had been Thane of Fife; Pàtrick Dumbarre, Earle of Marche: he made also others of the Nobility Earles of Monteeth, Athole, Marre, Murray Cathnes, Rosse, Anguse. John Souls, David Dardier of Abernethie, Simon of Tweddale, William of Douglas, Gilespie Cameron, David Briechen, Hugh of Calder, were made Barons or Lords: others more he knighted like∣wise a great many, so that few Thanes were left. This note of these very words were extracted out of the Register and Monuments of Icolmekill, and sent to George Buchanan, when he was in writing his history of Scot∣land; whereof John Read, (Buchanans servitour, and amanuensis) having reserved a copy, did communicate it to diverse afterward. Now here this William being ranked amongst the Nobility, who were chosen out to receive these new honours, could be no mean man: but in all likely∣hood, the chief and principall of that name; and so the eldest descended of Sholto, and his sonne Hugh the first, and his grandchilde Hugh the se∣cond, by lineall succession. This is al we have of him, save that it is a received generall report and tradition, that his two sons, John and Willi∣am, were Knights at the same Parliament, which is an argument that he hath been a man of good esteem, and eminent place.